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24 April 1987 (USA)
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An army of forgotten heroes, all officially dead. They live for combat. Now they've met the wrong man.
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A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries... full summary | add synopsis
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a great amalgamation of western macho and political thriller
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nick Nolte | ... | Jack Benteen |
 | Powers Boothe | ... | Cash Bailey |
 | Michael Ironside | ... | Maj. Paul Hackett |
 | Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | Sarita Cisneros |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Sheriff Hank Pearson |
 | Clancy Brown | ... | MSgt. Larry McRose |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Sgt. Buck Atwater |
 | Matt Mulhern | ... | SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Sgt. Charles Biddle |
| Dan Tullis Jr. | ... | Sgt. Luther Fry |
 | John Dennis Johnston | ... | Merv |
| Luis Contreras | ... | Lupo |
 | Gary Cervantes | ... | Hector (as Carlos Cervantes) |
 | Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | ... | Monday |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Deputy Cortez |
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96 min | USA:104 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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The title comes from a line of dialog written in the script. The line "terminate with extreme prejudice" first appears on film in Apocalypse Now (1979) (although it originates in the Bernard Conners novel "Don't Embarrass the Bureau"). Both films were written by John Milius.
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Continuity: During the car chase scene which follows the failed bank robbery, there is a brief glimpse of a "flipped" shot, in which it appears as though Sgt. Coker is driving the getaway car from the right hand side, while the left front seat (the driver's seat in left-hand drive cars, naturally) is empty.
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Sheriff Hank Pearson:
You know, usually you could reason with a drunk, kids on loco weed, or a couple that was fightin'. You could cool 'em down, next day they'd thank you for it. Not now, boy. They get wired, they stay wired. Smack, snort, pill-poppin' dopes. You take them Luke boys, the one who drew on you and his brother Chub. Runnin' with scum. Christ, I used to fish with their dad! They were sweet kids. Not mad dogs, like they turned out to be, tryin' to bite you.
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References The Getaway (1972)
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LA CHANCLA
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The premise of the movie is hardly new: super secret military force intended to protect America goes awry. Yet that hardly explains the whole picture. In quite a few ways this is really a western set in modern times. Instead of the wild wild west, we have the no man's land between the U.S. and Mexico where drug runners have carved out a private empire for themselves. The sullen masculinity of Nick Nolte's small town sheriff is nicely offset by the malevolently gregarious Powers Booth, his erstwhile friend. Throw in Clancy Brown and company as an elite undercover military force caught up in political machinations and you have an interesting study of masculinity, loyalty and patriotism in a complex world.
Walter Hill has always struck me as one highly influenced by Sam Peckinpah, and the parallels with "The Wild Bunch" are too clear and keen to be anything but intentional. The bloody finale is a virtual remake of the shoot out at the end of bloody Sam's classic. This is not top form thinking guy movie, but it's still a real film that doesn't resort to cartoon action figures to entertain.